US Vice President JD Vance revealed that he’s “obsessed” with UFOs and plans to analyze the phenomenon in better element over the approaching weeks. In candid remarks throughout an episode of the Ruthless Podcast launched on Friday, Vance instructed hosts he was “significantly targeted” on the topic and intends to make use of a part of the August recess to discover unexplained sightings. “Like I’m obsessive about the entire UFO factor. ‘What’s truly happening?’ ‘What have been these movies all about?’ ‘What’s truly occurring?’” the vice chairman mentioned unprompted. “I haven’t gotten to the underside of it but however we’re solely six months in, we’ve been very busy,” he added, chuckling. “The August recess is partially me gonna attempt to dive to the underside of the entire UFO factor from final 12 months.” It stays unclear whether or not Vance was referring to the wave of unexplained drone sightings over New Jersey’s Picatinny Arsenal, which started on 13 November final 12 months. Witnesses described seeing plane the dimensions of automobiles hovering close to the navy web site, the New York Publish reported. Earlier this 12 months, the Trump administration cited a report from the Federal Aviation Administration that discovered no report of surprising aerial exercise in the course of the interval, regardless of a flurry of public concern. Throughout the identical podcast episode, co-host Michael Duncan additionally shared his long-standing curiosity about extraterrestrial phenomena. “I’ve been to Roswell,” Duncan mentioned. “I’ve accomplished the excursions. I’ve accomplished the entire thing.” “Did you see any aliens?” Vance requested. “No. I noticed the hangar the place they have been,” Duncan replied, seemingly earnest. “As soon as I unravel it, if there’s something there, I’ll be sure to’re the primary to know,” Vance responded. The tone of the dialog left it unsure whether or not Vance was totally severe, although his curiosity appeared real. One other senior Trump official, secretary of state Marco Rubio, has additionally been vocal concerning the challenge. As a senator, Rubio instructed NewsNation in 2023 that prime US officers had “first-hand data” of a secret Pentagon crash retrieval programme. Rubio lately gave an interview for the forthcoming documentary Age of Disclosure, which has drawn appreciable consideration from UFO disclosure advocates.
